Africa Rice Center (AfricaRice)

Office of the Director General
Corporate Services
Research Programs

Office of the Director General
Director General	Papa Abdoulaye Seck
Advisor to the DG	Sam Bruce-Oliver
Head, Marketing & Communications	Savitri Mohapatra
Internal Auditor	Abdou Mohamed Mouhidiny

Corporate Services
Director of Administration and Finance	Aguibou Tall
Budget and Planning
Manager, Budget and Planning	Leny Medenilla
Financial Services
Head, Financial Services	George Maina
Senior Accountant	Korotoumou Ouattara
Administrative Support & Management Services
Head, HR	Gabriel Dao
Regional HR Officer	Josselyne Anani
Travel & Administrative Assistant	Safiatou Yabre
Facilities and Operations
Head of Facilities and Operations	Klana Dagnogo
Information & Communication Technology
Manager, Information & Communication Technology	Moussa Davou
Webmaster	R. Raman

Research Programs
Deputy Director General, Director of Research for Development	Marco Wopereis
Program Support and Risk Management Officer	Cyrille Adda
Regional Representative, ESA	Paul Kiepe
Regional Representative, Senegal	Vincent Bado
Regional Representative, Nigeria	Francis Nwilene
Regional Representative, Côte d'Ivoire	Amadou Beye
Training and research operations coordinator	Ajayi Olupomi
French Editor	Maimouna Diatta
Translator	Fassouma Sanogo
Desktop Publishing Assistant	Emmanuel Onasanya

Genetic Diversity and Improvement Program (Leader: Takashi Kumashiro )
Leader, Genetic Diversity and Improvement	Takashi Kumashiro
Africa Rice Breeding Task Force coordinator	Moussa Sie
Upland Rice Breeder	Semon Mande
Molecular Biologist	Marie-Noëlle Ndjiondjop
Head of the Genetic Resources Unit (GRU) and INGER Coordinator	Kayode Sanni
Grain Quality and Seed System Expert	Karim Traore
Irrigated Rice Breeder	Baboucarr Manneh
Molecular Biologist	Kofi Bimpong
Molecular Biologist	Khady Dramé
Ecophysiologist	Koichi Futakuchi
Pathologist and IPM specialist	Yacouba Séré
Plant Pathologist	Drissa Silue
Biometrician	Ibnou Dieng
Lowland Rice Breeder	Venuprasad Ramaiah
Rice Breeder (JIRCAS)	Seiji Yanagihara
Rice Breeder (High Altitudes)	Negussie Shoatek Zenna
Grain Quality Scientist	John Manful
PDF (Hybrid Rice)	Abdel Latif Ahmed El Namaky Raafat
PDF (STRASA project)	Mamadou Fofana
Research Assistant	Saidu Bah
Research Assistant	Fatimata Bachabi
Research Assistant	Ayoni Ogunbayo
Research Assistant	Daniel Tia Dro
Research Assistant	Kolade Fisayo
Research Assistant	Martin Ndomondo
Research Assistant	Seleman Kaoneka

Sustainable Productivity Enhancement Program (Leader: P.Kiepe)
NRM Specialist	Paul Kiepe
Weed Scientist	Jonne Rodenburg
Soil Scientist	Susumu Abe
Agro-physiologist	Kazuki Saito
Vegetable Agronomist (CIRAD)	Joel Huat
Entomologist (CIRAD)	Philippe Menozzi
Remote sensing and GIS specialist	Sander Zwart
Agro-climatologist	Bertrand Muller
Cropping Systems Agronomist	Frank Mussgnug
PDF (Plant Pathology)	Amos Onasanya
PDF (Remote Sensing)	Agossa Linsoussi
PDF (Climate Risk Assessment)	Alpha Bocar Balde
Research Assistant	Cyrille Adda
Research Assistant	Amadou Toure
Research Assistant	Abou Togola
Research Assistant	Abibou Niang
Research Assistant	Abdoulaye Sow
Research Assistant	Kokou Ahouanton
Research Assistant GIS	Confidence Duku
Research Assistant	Derek Makokha
Research Assistant	Enos Onyuka

Policy, Innovation Systems and Impact Assessment Program(Leader: Aliou Diagne)
Impact Assessment Economist	Aliou Diagne
Agricultural Economist	Matty Demont
Gender Focal Point	Rita Agboh-Noameshie
Agricultural Economist	Godswill Makombe
Social Scientist	Cara Raboanarielina
Coordinator, IFAD Project for WCA (PDF)	Ali Toure
Agricultural Economist (PDF)	Rose Edwige Fiamohe
Research Assistant	Esther Leah Achandi
Research Assistant	Mandiaye Diagne
Research Assistant	Maimouna Ndour
Research Assistant	Abdoulaye Kaboré

Rice Sector Development (Leader: Inoussa Akintayo)
Coordinator, African Rice Initiative	Inoussa Akintayo
Inland Valley Coordinator	Youssouf Dembele
Training and research operations coordinator	Ajayi Olupomi
Coordinator, Syngenta Foundation project	Mamadou Kabirou N’Diaye
Information and Knowledge Management Officer	Sarah Fernandes
Program Assistant	Boubakary Cisse
Research Assistant	Mansour Diop